The Transformation of the Energy Sector

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Edison sees 'longer-term' Calif. wildfire risk

The CEO of Edison International, one of California's biggest power companies, is calling on the state to adopt new polices in the face of ravaging wildfires. A new report this week linked a subsidiary of the utility company to one of the largest blazes in the state's history.

Call it a choice between "Black Panther" and blackouts in the rollout of super-fast 5G internet technology. America's tech titans are lined up against electric utilities in a noisy fight for control of wireless spectrum power companies say is critical for communications if a natural disaster darkens a city or hackers breach the grid.

Call it a choice between "Black Panther" and blackouts in the rollout of super-fast 5G internet technology. America's tech titans are lined up against electric utilities in a noisy fight for control of wireless spectrum power companies say is critical for communications if a natural disaster darkens a city or hackers breach the grid.